Workshop 7 recap: Addressing the taxonomic bottleneck for native bees

This workshop was co-organized by Silas Bossert of Washington State University, Michael Orr of Staatliches Museum für Naturkunde Stuttgart, Jamie Strange of The Ohio State University, and Hollis Woodard of the University of California, Riverside, and focused on addressing the taxonomic bottleneck for identifying native bees.

The workshop report can be found HERE.

The speakers were (links go to pre-recorded presentations on our YouTube channel:

• Michael Orr on defining native bee taxonomy

• Silas Bossert on the taxonomic impediment

• Laurence Packer on taxonomic best practices for native bees

• Michael Branstetter on the future of native bee taxonomy